Glanmire, Queensland
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| Glanmire Gympie, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 No. 2 North Glanmire MIne, very early 1900s | |||||||||||||||
  Glanmire | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 26°13′35″S 152°41′45″E / 26.2263°S 152.6958°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 28 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.7/km2 (33.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Glanmire is an urban industrial locality in Gympie in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Glanmire had a population of 28 people.[1]
Glanmire is 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Gympie's central business district via Bruce Highway. It is bounded by the North Coast railway line to the northeast, Six Mile Creek to the east and southeast, Mary River to the south-west and Hall Road to the north-west. It contains the Gympie Industrial Estate.[3]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Kybong) and exits to the north (Monkland).[4]
History
The locality was named after the town of Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland.[citation needed]
In 2018, Six Mile Oval was renamed Ray Warren Oval in recognition of Ray Warren who had been involved with the local Aussie Rules team, the Gympie Cats, for 37 years.[5]
Demographics
In the 2006 census, Glanmire had a population of 160 people.[6]
In the 2016 census, Glanmire had a population of 20 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Glanmire had a population of 28 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Glanmire. The nearest government primary school is Monkland State School in neighbouring Monkland to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.[4]
